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Nose ornament or pin of two dentalium shells with tuft of red woodpecker's scalp drawn into thick end.
Nose ornament or pin of two dentalium shells with tuft of red woodpecker's scalp drawn into thick end.
Object Number 15-36-10/86438
Display Title Nose ornament or pin of two dentalium shells with tuft of red woodpecker's scalp drawn into thick end.
Descriptions
Object Description Nose ornament or pin of two dentalium shells with tuft of red woodpecker's scalp drawn into thick end.
Inventory Description Ornament, 2 dentalia shells w/ red, black and white feathers inserted in one end
Classification
  • Ornament
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1915
Culture
  • Thompson
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / Canada / British Columbia
Materials Dentalium, Feather
Dimensions Overall: 9.9 x 0.5 x 0.5 cm (3 7/8 x 3/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 86438
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1915
Provenance
Seller James A. Teit (?)
Collector James A. Teit

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